Freedom Stands Guard
Freedom Stands Guard is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chick-fil-A Dawg, a artwork 0.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 44"
- Material
- fiberglass
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Oconee Forest Park: 1.8 mi
- World of Wonder Park: 2.0 mi
- Satterfield Park: 2.2 mi
- Southeast Clarke Park: 2.3 mi
- The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: 2.3 mi
- Chick-fil-A Dawg: 0.5 mi
- Thurston LaDonnahue III: 0.6 mi
- Phyllotaxis: 1.8 mi
- The Vigil: 1.9 mi
- Manu: 2.0 mi
- Farmhouse Chimney: 2.4 mi
- Georgia's Pioneer Aviatior: Ben T. Epps: 2.6 mi
- Princeton Methodist Church 1883-1962: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Old Athens Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden: 2.2 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 2.5 mi
- Herb & Physic Garden: 2.5 mi
- Upper Shade Garden: 2.5 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 2.5 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 2.5 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 3.6 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 3.8 mi
- Tillman Tract: 0.9 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 1.0 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 3.3 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 4.2 mi
- Trove Open Area: 5.7 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 2.8 mi
- The Arch: 3.3 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 3.4 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 21.4 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 24.2 mi
- Coon Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 22.7 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 5.5 mi
- Scull Shoals: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Freedom Stands Guard. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WSW 248° | 300 m | 17.6 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WSW 249° | 273 m | 17.0 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 113° | 230 m | 19.5 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 163° | 195 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens BEN Epps AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10969739682
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